A massive lab study screened over 1,000 chemicals and found 168 that damage the beneficial bacteria in our gut. Many are common in food, water, and our environment. The researchers warn this could contribute to antibiotic resistance.
Price.com’s new “Buy with AI” feature completes purchases without you ever visiting a store. This signals a major shift where AI agents, not storefronts, control the transaction. Payments networks and platforms are scrambling to embed themselves in this new layer.
The bottleneck for AI’s impact is no longer technological capability. According to a Fortune piece, the real hurdle is whether organizations and their institutional rules can absorb and deploy it effectively at scale.
According to a new Pew Research Center survey, TikTok is now the most popular social app for news among young adults in the US. The shift highlights a major change in how Gen Z consumes information, favoring creators over traditional outlets.
To avoid waiting up to seven years for a grid connection, data center developers are installing power sources like aeroderivative turbines—adapted from jet engines—on-site. This stopgap measure is fueling the AI boom but comes with higher costs and significant environmental concerns.
The job of training AI is undergoing a major shift. Subject-matter experts are now commanding over $100 an hour, while entry-level generalists earn far less. This reflects the industry’s growing need for nuanced, high-stakes knowledge.
A new analysis argues the $5 trillion U.S. retail industry is hamstrung by manual processes and siloed data, leading to massive inefficiency. The proposed fix isn’t just AI, but AI agents that can collaborate across company lines.
EdgeMode has secured the firm power supply for its planned AI data center platform in Spain. The platform, developed with Blackberry Alternative Investment Fund, comprises five campuses with over 1.5GW of total capacity.
The next year in data collection will be defined by legal uncertainty over AI training and a major technological pivot. The focus is shifting from hoarding massive datasets to ensuring high-quality, legally compliant information, powered by new AI tools.
Google is rolling out a new Data Tables feature for its NotebookLM AI platform. It can synthesize scattered notes into structured charts for analysis and export.
